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LUXURY COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL • 8 ROOMS & 2 SUITES
Son Granot is a colonial Georgian style house, built in 1712, which is unique on the Minorca island and is located at the entrance to the port of Mahon, the second deepest of the world after Pearl Harbour. The Son Granot land comprises of a total area of 75,000 m2.
Son Granot is inside a Biosphere Reserve and Son Granot is concerned about the environment having special measures for protecting it, recycling wastes and recycling waters for watering the grounds too.
The gardens have more than 10,000 m2 and have a predominantly Mediterranean style with a lovely selection of plants from Minorca. Guests who already know us, enjoy a quality experience which means simply living it up or losing yourself in time on the pergola overlooking the sea, the garden and the land.
There is a restaurant and café in the main building, the terraces and in the swimming pool. Guests may be served anywhere they wish, with the constant offer of high quality and fresh products, mainly from Minorca.
The best thing about Minorca is its people, its culture and its environmental preservation. It is also one of the few places in Europe where you can still feel as if you were back in another time.
Spring and autumn are spectacular and peaceful, enabling you to fully enjoy its delightful coves as the temperature of the sea is still warm and you can also do other activities such as cycling, horse riding or hiking; also it is during this time of the year that Minorca dresses up in style offering its best scenery, peace and quiet, the opportunity to get to know its people as well as the best prices for visitors.
Son Granot also offers an excellent cuisine, with top quality Minorca products, carefully and exquisitely prepared.
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ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS
Suite – living room, private bathroom en suite, private veranda in the gardens, reserved car parking
Deluxe Double room with terrace – private bathroom en suite, panoramic private terrace with sea view.
Double room - private bathroom en suite. Sea or garden views.
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ROOM AMENITIES
All rooms have air conditioning, ambiance music, international direct-dial, minibar, safe, hairdryer, satellite television, internet, wifi. |
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HOTEL SERVICES
Although Son Granot is a unique building with nearly 300 years of history, our clients may enjoy all the usual comforts to be found in any high class hotel.
Buffet breakfast daily, Laundry service, Concierge, Luggage storage, Newspapers, Multilingual staff, Free wireless Internet, Room service, Massage service.
Complimentary use of outdoor swimming pool, sun umbrellas and towels, terrace-solarium, parking, gardens
The sitting room is dominated by a large fireplace of 'mares' (stone typical of the island) stone and furnished in the colonial style. There the client has at their disposal TV local and satellite, DVD, small multilingual library specialized in subjects relating to Minorca, making easy its discovery by the guests. |
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DINING
The guests of Son Granot can enjoy in our restaurant products of the highest quality, principally from the island. The bread is freshly baked in Son Granot every morning, the ‘sobrasada’ (Minorcan sausage) is our own and the yogurt is produced locally. The guests have at their disposal buffet breakfast, picnic and lunch services.
Restaurant - Our 'a la carte' restaurant may be enjoyed on the main terrace of Son Granot. Its romantic, candlelit decor together with the rising of the moon create a magical combination allowing our guests and visitors to enjoy the Minorcan night to the accompaniment of soft music.
The cuisine, using only the best products selected daily from the local markets and vegetables freshly gathered from the own kitchen garden, following the traditions and loving care in preparation that for generations has typified both the best Minorcan, Spanish and the proprietors own family recipes.
The Son Granot menu is not fixed, it changes according to the season and the best fresh products found daily in the market.
The wine cellar of Son Granot is the result of a careful selection of fine wines and champagnes. A balanced wine cellar permits one to delight in the aromas from the different wine producing regions of Spain and France. There is also a space reserved especially for the wines of Minorca.
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ACTIVITIES
Relaxation and massage
Cultural and historical visits
Visits to natural parks
Dreamlike coves Rough rocky coves Spectacular cliffs
Places of unbeatable beauty
Sailing or navigating with or without a professional captain
High fishing
Green fees on an 18 hole golf course
Riding school
Horse trekking
Diving school
Dives
Routes for cycling or trekking
Excursions in kayak
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AREA ATTRACTIONS
Beaches with crystal clear water; Charming old town; Marina; Neolithic monuments; Port; Scuba diving; Seafood Restaurants; Yachting.
There is no place in Minorca without interest, dreamy coves surrounded by green vegetation, white sands and turquoise waters or wilder coves with red sands, green water and spectacular cliffs. Gorges with beautiful countryside and microcosms of flora and fauna, some unique to the island, as can be found for instance in d'Algandar. Indescribably beautiful landscapes, wildlife parks such as Es Grau, where you can see some of the most beautiful native birds, natural marine parks where you can swim amongst an infinity of curious fish.
There are few places in Europe where so much history is contained in so small a place. Minorca being a land that has always been coveted by many different nations for its strategic position in the Mediterranean: Romans, Muslims, Spanish, French and British.
Minorca has many places to visit such as Mahon and Ciudadela with their incredible natural ports, strongly coveted for their strategic positions and characteristics, or small and peaceful fishing villages such as Es Castell or Fornells. In the interior of the island can be found fascinating villages such as Alayor, Mercadal, Ferreries or Es Migjorn.
There are more than a hundred megalithic monuments, reminiscent of the ancient standing stone circles or Stonehenge in Great Britain. You could also get to know other spectacular sites such as the local 'mares' stone quarries, or forts such as La Mola, Sant Felip, Fornells or Fort Malborough, or simply delight in walking the Cami d'en Kane (Kane pathway).
All of this you will find under blanket of stars every night.
Oh yes, and you will not find any traffic jams on the island of Minorca, outsider paradise of the mass tourism.
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GETTING THERE
Address: Hotel Rural Son Granot, Carretera Sant Felip s/n, C.P. 07720, Es Castell - Menorca, Spain. Tel: (+34) 971 355 555; Fax: (+34) 971 355 771; Email hotel: hotel@songranot.com
Airport: Menorca (MAH) Book Flights
Transportation: Rent A Car The private outside car park has capacity for 50 vehicles and sufficient space for helicopter landing.
Son Granot is located just outside Es Castell in the southeast of Minorca, 5 minutes from Mahon Harbour and 10 minutes from the airport. For its privileged situation, Son Granot is the first country hotel in Spain to be touched by the morning sun. |
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